cockatoo
cockatoo
Definition
cocka·too (käk′ə to̵̅o̅′, käk′ə to̵̅o̅′)
noun pl. cockatoos -·toos′
any of a number of crested parrots (esp. genus Cacatua) of Australia and the East Indies, usually with predominantly white plumage, often tinged with yellow or pink
Etymology: Du kaketoe < Malay kakatua; prob. echoic in orig., but < ? kakak, brother, sister + tua, old; sp. infl. by cock
cockatoo
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: Including a white cockatoo in the painting is unusual.
Adjective modifier
cockatoo Quotes
Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice.
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